snag

[ snag ]
/ snæg /

noun

verb (used with object), snagged, snag·ging.

verb (used without object), snagged, snag·ging.

Origin of snag

First recorded in 1570–80, snag is from the Old Norse word snagi point, projection

OTHER WORDS FROM snag

snag·like, adjective un·snagged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for snagged

snag
/ (snæɡ) /

noun

verb snags, snagging or snagged

Derived forms of snag

snaglike, adjective

Word Origin for snag

C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snaghyrndr sharp-pointed, Norwegian snage spike, Icelandic snagi peg

Idioms and Phrases with snagged

snag

see hit a snag.